Welcome back to Slate’s caption contest. Post your captions—20 words or fewer—in the comments section.
Winner: ganmerlad
With the uniforms sending it into an attack frenzy, the young boy restrains his pet rock.
Runner Up: Adam Ned Rurik
Little Jose walks away in disgust as riot police refuse to arrest the man in yellow, who stole his M&Ms.
Runner Up 2: Upstater
Hoping to win the 2014 World Cup, Brazilian police protect “Little Juan”, their newest soccer protégé.
Actual Caption:
Officers patrol Santo Amaro shantytown in southern Rio de Janeiro, on May 18, 2012 during a joint operation between the Civil and Military Police and the National Guard to install a Peacemaker Police Unit here as part of a government program to pacify the famed favelas as Brazil prepares to host football’s 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Summer Olympics. (Vanderlei Almeida/AFP/GettyImages)
